# Title: Visitations of Devonshire in the Year 1564Author: Edited by Fredrick Thomas ColbyPublication: 1881, published by William Pollard & CompanyPage: p. 22# Title: The Visitations of the County of CornwallAuthor: With Additions by Lt.-Col. John Lambrick VivianPublication: Exeter, 1887Page: p. 35

"James de Berkeley . . . was married to Elizabeth Bluet, widow of Bartholomew Picot, and daughter and Heiress of John Bluet, Knt, of Raglan, co. Monmouth (of Magna Carta Surety descent). Sir James de Berkeley died on 13 June 1405 v.f. His widow was married for the second time to William ap Thomas, Knt. [Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 23]Note: PA2 apparently cannot count to three. Elizabeth was married twice,and then was "married for the second time"Note: See notes under father, John Bluet for MCS descent."

"She was the widow of Sir Bartholomew Picot,who died shortly before July 12, 1388, and her father's heiress. She was of full age in 1377. She and James Berkeley had two sons. Her third husband was Sir William ap Thomas.'

22Ralph BluetElizabeth ferch Rhys"ELIZABETH ferch RHYS. Her children became the heirs of her father's estates in Cymru following the deaths of her five brothers without issue. (BBCS, 28: 278)Married- Sir RALPH BLUET (died 1361), of Daglingworth, Gloucestershire."

"Supported Thomas, Earl of Lancaster against Edward II & the Despensers. As a result in 1322 Daglingworth was confiscated from him. After Edward II was deposed and murdered, Daglingworth was restored to him. 1 2"

Complete Peerage 2 (1912): 132 (sub Berkeley) provides no information re garding Elizabeth Bluet's ancestry. You can find partial particulars o f the above line in the Genealogist, n.s. 12 (1895): 29-30 (1895) ("Barth olomew Picot and Elizabeth his wife, sued John Poyntz, Chivaler, and Marg aret, his wife, for the manor of Thurleston which Roger Pychard gave to A mice, his daughter, and heirs of her body [Amice's son Ralph, first husba nd of Margaret, and Ralph's son, John, father of Elizabeth]").

I trust this answers your question.

Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah

E-mail: royalancestry@msn.com

jimweber@nwintl.com (Jim Weber) wrote in message news:...

>> Dear Newsgroup,>>>> I have been curious for sometime as to the ancestry for John>> Bluet/Blouet, of Raglan, father of Elizabeth who married (1)>> Bartholomew Picot, (2) James de Berkeley, and (3) William ap Thomas>> Herbert.>>>> Faris' Plantagenet Ancestry, 2nd Edition, p. 23, states that John>> Bluet of Raglan, co. Monmouth, was "of Magna Carta Surety descent",>> which seems to indicate that there is a known pedigree for him; yet I>> have never seen any such pedigree given.>>>> Vivian's Visitations of Cornwall 1530 1573 & 1620, "Blewett of Colan" ,>> p. 35, gives the following descent:>>>> 1. William Blewett, Earl of Salisbury [Yikes! Title is far-fetched!]>>>> 2. Sir Rowlan Blewett, Kt, younger son of Earl of Sarum = Lettice, da u>> & coh. of Jeoffrey Ragland, Lord of Raglan>>>> 3. Sir Edmund Blewett, Kt = Isabell, sister of Hump. Bowen, Kt>>>> 4. Sir Roger Blewett, Kt = Joane, da. of Sir Lewis Powis, Kt, Lo.>> Powis>>>> 5. Thomas Blewett = Edith, sister of Owen Ward, Lo. of Penalton>>>> 6. Sir Ralph Blewett, Kt, Lord of Ragland = Llowis, sister of Gilbert>> de Monthermer, Earl of Hereford and Gloucester. [Ralph de Monthermer>> was styled Earl of Hertford & Gloucester in right of his wife Joan of>> Acre, widow of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Hertford & Gloucester. Joan>> & Gilbert had a son Gilbert, who was also Earl of Hertford &>> Gloucester. The latter Gilbert would have been "step-son" of Ralph d e>> Monthermer. Hard to say who is meant.]>>>> [The male descent continues on for at least 5 generations]>>>> The Visitations of Devon 1564 (ed. Frederic Thomas Colby), [year of>> visitation was 1520], "Blewett" [of Holcombe Rogus?], p. 21-22, gives>> the following descent:>>>> 1. William Blewett, Kt>>>> 2. Roland Blewett, younger son = Lucretia, da & coh of Galfride>> Ragland, lord of Ragland>>>> 3. Edward Blewett, Knt = Isabella, sister of Humphry Bawyn, Knt>>>> 4. Roger Blewett, Knt = Johanna, d. of Lewis de Powys, Knt, lord of>> Powys>>>> 5 Thomas Blewett, Knt = Edith, sister of Owen Wood, lord of Penhalton>>>> 6. Ralph Blewett, Knt, lord of Ragland = Avis, sister of Gilbert de>> Monthermer>>>> [The male descent continues on for at least 6 generations]>>>> Presumably #6 (in both Cornwall & Devon) Ralph Blewett, lord of>> Ragland, is a close relative (perhaps father/grandfather/great>> grandfather) of John Bluet of Raglan.>>>> Does anyone have any information on the ancestry of John Bluet, which>> would connect with the Blewett family given in the above visitations>> of Cornwall & Devon?>>>> Thank you for any information that can be provided.>>>> Jim Weber 4

Complete Peerage 2 (1912): 132 (sub Berkeley) provides no information regarding Elizabeth Bluet's ancestry. You can find partial particulars of the above line in the Genealogist, n.s. 12 (1895):29-30 (1895) ("Bartholomew Picot and Elizabeth his wife, sued John Poyntz, Chivaler, and Margaret, his wife, for the manor of Thurleston which Roger Pychard gave to Amice, his daughter, and heirs of her body [Amice's son Ralph, first husband of Margaret, and Ralph's son, John, father of Elizabeth]").I trust this answers your question.Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, UtahE-mail: royalancestry@msn.com"